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UConn’s Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods is designed to give students the tools they need to study complex, real-world problems in social science.

Program participants learn about statistical and computational techniques, with courses that span research design, measurement, modeling, data analysis, and interpretation. This 12-credit certificate is open to students enrolled in any UConn graduate program.

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The UConn Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods provides students with a thorough background in quantitative research methods in the psychological sciences that extends the basic research methods training required by their respective graduate programs. The program draws students from many backgrounds, departments, and schools.

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Students are required to complete two PSYC prerequisite courses plus an additional 12 credits of graduate coursework in quantitative methods selected from a list of courses below. Students work with their major advisor to build a custom Plan of Study that meets their career goals and research interests. Students who successfully complete the program requirements and submit a completed and approved Plan of Study to Degree Audit in the Office of the Registrar will receive a Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods from the UConn Graduate School.

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Prerequisites for participation in the program are completion of PSYC 5104 and 5105. Foundations of Research in the Psychological Sciences I and II, or equivalent courses. Students who wish to substitute equivalent coursework for these two courses with other graduate-level introductory statistics courses need to submit a petition to the Program Director. The petition should include a syllabus of the equivalent course and other documentation if available (e.g., exam examples) to support the petition and facilitate the decision-making by the Program Committee.

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Participants in the program complete 12 credits of graduate coursework in quantitative methods selected from the following list of courses. Students who wish to petition for a course that is not on this list may do so by contacting the Program Director with documentation of the course content (e.g., syllabus, exam examples). Such courses cannot be from other institutions. Additionally, the Graduate School requires certificate students to earn at least a B (3.00) in all coursework.

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HDFS 5002. Special Topics (Longitudinal Methods, Meta Analysis, others by Program Director approval)

MGMT 6206. Applied Research in Management (Seminar in Multilevel Theories, Methods, & Analyses in Management)

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Students interested in the program will design an individualized plan of study, in consultation with their major advisor. The plan will outline a path to best serve the student’s research needs, interests, and career goals. Students may also wish to consult with one or more members of the Program’s Executive Committee about the courses they plan to take and their expected date of completion.

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The final Plan of Study form should be signed by the Program Director and then submitted to Degree Audit in the Office of the Registrar by emailing it to [email protected] . Once the paperwork is processed, the Graduate School will issue the certificate.

Please bear in mind that students cannot apply for certificate completion after graduating from their master’s or Ph.D. program unless they want to continue paying student fees. Thus, it is important to complete the paperwork in the semester you are graduating. In addition, the Office of the Registrar issues deadlines each semester for submitting Plans of Study .

The certificate program is administered by faculty in the Departments of Psychological Sciences, Sociology, and Educational Psychology.

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James Green

Vicki Magley

Stephanie Milan

Ian Stevenson , Program Director

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James Dixon (PAC, Psychological Sciences)

James Green (Developmental, Psychological Sciences)

Blair Johnson (Social, Psychological Sciences)

Vicki Magley (I/O, Psychological Sciences)

Betsy McCoach (Educational Psychological Sciences)

Tania Huedo Medina (Allied Health)

Stephanie Milan (Clinical, Psychological Sciences)

Felicia Pratto (Social, Psychological Sciences)

Ian Stevenson (Behavioral Neuroscience, Psychological Sciences)

David Weakliem (Sociology)

Students must apply to the Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Research Methods via The Graduate School’s online application system. The application process is managed by The Graduate School, not the Department of Psychological Sciences, and is similar to the master’s/Ph.D. program application process.

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Quantitative methodology is the dominant research framework in the social sciences. It refers to a set of strategies, techniques and assumptions used to study psychological, social and economic processes through the exploration of numeric patterns . Quantitative research gathers a range of numeric data. Some of the numeric data is intrinsically quantitative (e.g. personal income), while in other cases the numeric structure is  imposed (e.g. ‘On a scale from 1 to 10, how depressed did you feel last week?’). The collection of quantitative information allows researchers to conduct simple to extremely sophisticated statistical analyses that aggregate the data (e.g. averages, percentages), show relationships among the data (e.g. ‘Students with lower grade point averages tend to score lower on a depression scale’) or compare across aggregated data (e.g. the USA has a higher gross domestic product than Spain). Quantitative research includes methodologies such as questionnaires, structured observations or experiments and stands in contrast to qualitative research. Qualitative research involves the collection and analysis of narratives and/or open-ended observations through methodologies such as interviews, focus groups or ethnographies.

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The purpose of quantitative research is to generate knowledge and create understanding about the social world. Quantitative research is used by social scientists, including communication researchers, to observe phenomena or occurrences affecting individuals. Social scientists are concerned with the study of people. Quantitative research is a way to learn about a particular group of people, known as a sample population. Using scientific inquiry, quantitative research relies on data that are observed or measured to examine questions about the sample population.

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The module provides a practical guide to designing and developing a research project based on quantitative dates. It focuses on key aspects of research design, how to work with theory, identify key concepts and operationalise them with quantitative data. It will explore the use of applied statistical methods for data analysis, their applications in academic research, and how to interpret statistical outputs. Although the illustrative examples are mainly drawn from education and policy research, the statistical and design knowledge and skills acquired via this module are also applicable to other social sciences research topics and areas.

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  • Lecture 4: Education and social policy evaluation

Lecture 1 will focus on how to design quantitative studies, including formulating research questions, engaging with theoretical and empirical evidence, developing hypothesises, as well as preparing relevant data. Lecture 2 will cover some of the widely used statistical toolkits for data description and hypothesis testing, such as graphs, z-score, conference intervals, parametric and non-parametric tests, correlation and regression analyses. Lecture 3 applies the principles of research design and key statistical methods to examples drawn from education research. It will highlight regression analyses and the interpretation of statistical outputs. Lecture 4 will introduce a few causal inference methods, such as matching, instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, and regression discontinuity design, which are commonly used in social policy evaluations.

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